Comparison

SooPic vs AR Mask

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SooPic

Easily fit your photos into a square format and apply various background blur effects. Choose from several artistic styles to enhance your images.

Highlights
  • Fit photo to square
  • Blur background
  • Multiple blur types
  • Artistic background styles
  • Pinch and drag editing
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You can fit a photo to square with this app and blur background with the photo. -- How to use. 1. Select a photo. 2. Tap the photo to show editing menu. 3. Drag & Pinch the photo to move and change size. 4. Tap Backdrop to show editing menu and blur it. -- Blur type - Blur - Black & White - Black & White with Blur - Blue Print - Blue Print with Blur - Dots

About

AR Mask

Features
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■ Image recognition automatically makes the background of the image cut out as a mask transparent. ■ Whether it's a celebrity or a character, you can easily cut it out from a web image displayed on the app screen and register it as a mask. ● Swap a face with another face! ● Introducing a “dream app” that allows you to register any kind of mask and combine it with the recognized face! ! ● Disney, Studio Ghibli, Star Wars, and all kinds of images are OK. ● Expand your ideas, create a masked photo that will surprise everyone, and share it on SNS. ● This is a unique app that is full of fun and freedom. ● It is also practical, such as for trying on glasses and sunglasses, and for hiding your face. ■ You can capture and synthesize any image you search on the web on the app. ■ The registered "mask" is synthesized in real time with face-recognised photos and camera images. ■ Mask composition can be performed in real time while looking at the AR camera. ■ We can handle even image with copyright and portrait right including comics and animation, Disney, movie, TV without limit. ■ Festival masks, glasses, Halloween masks, hats, characters, animals, celebrities, sunglasses, etc. can be synthesized. ■ Fruits, vegetables, home appliances, PCs, smartphones, cars, families, stuffed animals, etc., anything can be synthesized depending on your ideas. ■ The background of the mask is automatically transparent. You can also make only part of the mask (such as the part corresponding to the eyes and mouth) translucent. ■ Even if the direction of the face is changed, the mask is automatically deformed and synthesized in real time to match it. ■ Camera shooting and photo library photos are also supported. ■ If multiple faces are recognized, multiple masks can be selected and assigned freely with one touch. [Example of use] - Wear a mask of your favorite character from anime, movies, comics, etc. - For Halloween, put on a mask and makeup suitable for pumpkins and Halloween - Cut out the faces of popular celebrities and movie stars and replace them with your own - Simulation to see if glasses, sunglasses, and hats look good on you - Try on party goods and get excited - Check if beards and moles look good on you - Wear the face of various animals such as dogs and cats - Immerse yourself in the masquerade mood with a Venetian mask - Wear a mask sold at night stalls at festivals - Cut holes for eyes and mouth in fruits and vegetables , etc. [Input] - Real-time AR camera - Photo library photos - Photos taken with the camera activated - Search image in web browser - Paste the copied image - File-shared images [Output] - Save to Photo Library - Photo sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram,... [Important] When using images with copyrights or portrait rights, please use them only for personal use.

Screenshots

SooPic4 screens
AR Mask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SooPic at Free against AR Mask's $1.99. AR Mask's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SooPic is free to download; AR Mask costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SooPic ships an update every 5 weeks, AR Mask every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SooPic versus AR Mask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSooPicAR Mask
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperREAFO CO., LTD.Masanori Katsuta

In-app purchases

None

SooPic

No in-app purchases

None

AR Mask

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SooPic free?
SooPic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AR Mask free?
AR Mask costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SooPic or AR Mask have ads?
SooPic shows ads; AR Mask does not.
Which is updated more often, SooPic or AR Mask?
SooPic ships an update every 5 weeks, and AR Mask every 4 weeks. Most recently, SooPic was updated on October 24, 2026 and AR Mask on October 27, 2026.

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